Day 1 Monday 13th October - Reading fundamentals: supporting students to be effective readers in English
To provide practical support to ECTs for effective long term, medium term and short term planning in English
To support ECTs in teaching effective reading of all texts in English using appropriate comprehension strategies
To support ECTs to explicitly teaching vocabulary
To support ECTs in teaching the disciplinary reading components of analysis and evaluation
To support students to teach literary texts - with a focus on poetry and Shakespeare

The first day of this three day series will explore the foundations of effective teaching and learning in English, with a focus on the key element of reading. This course will examine research- informed practice on how practitioners can best support students' fluency, comprehension and vocabulary development, as well as support students to critically examine and evaluate literary texts. It will also provide an invaluable opportunity for English ECTs to network with colleagues. Whilst the focus of this course is on supporting ECTs, this course would be appropriate for recently qualified teachers and non-specialist English teachers.

Day 2 Wednesday 25th February - Writing fundamentals: supporting students to be effective writers in English
To provide practical support to ECTs for the effective teaching of creative, transactional and academic writing
To explore how the explicit teaching of structure and grammar underpins quality writing outcomes
To provide ECTs with opportunities to network

The second day of this three-day series will build on the fundamentals of teaching reading as covered in day one of the course. The focus will thus be on best practice in teaching different forms of writing as informed by the reading of exemplar texts: writing as a reader. There will also be a particular emphasis on the overt teaching of grammar for effect. Whilst the focus of this course is on the needs of ECTs, this course would be appropriate for recently qualified teachers and non-specialist English teachers. Furthermore, colleagues who did not attend day one are welcome to attend this session.

Day 3 Wednesday 24th June - An introduction to teaching GCSE English language & GCSE literature
To provide practical support to ECTs for the effective teaching of all components of GCSE English language and literature
To provide ECTs with opportunities to network

The final day of this three-day series will build on the fundamentals of English teaching as covered in day one and two of the course by looking at how to best support effective reading and writing at GCSE. Sessions will focus on the different components of both GCSE English language and GCSE English literature, and how best to support student learning for excellent outcomes. Whilst the focus of this course is on the needs of ECTs, this course would be appropriate for recently qualified teachers and non-specialist English teachers. Furthermore, colleagues who did not attend day one or day two are welcome to attend this session.

This course is designed for delegates to attend all three dates (bookings will need to be made separately for each date) but there is the option to attend just one or two.

"Fantastic and engaging day of CPD"